437. allon
Berean Strong's Lexicon
allon: Oak, Terebinth

Original Word: אַלּוֹן
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: allon
Pronunciation: al-lone'
Phonetic Spelling: (al-lone')
Definition: Oak, Terebinth
Meaning: an oak, other strong tree

Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to be strong or mighty.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "allon," the concept of trees as significant landmarks or symbols can be seen in Greek words like δένδρον (dendron, Strong's G1186) meaning "tree."

Usage: The Hebrew word "allon" refers to a type of large, strong tree, commonly translated as "oak" or sometimes "terebinth" in English. These trees are often associated with strength and endurance due to their size and longevity. In the biblical context, they are frequently mentioned as landmarks or significant locations for events.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, oak trees were significant both ecologically and culturally. They provided shade and were often used as meeting places or landmarks. The strength and durability of the oak made it a symbol of resilience and stability. In some instances, these trees were also associated with religious or cultic practices, serving as sites for altars or memorials.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from the same as allah
Definition
an oak
NASB Translation
oak (4), oaks (4).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
אַלּוֺן noun masculineGenesis 35:8 oak (ᵐ5 βάλανος, δρῦς, etc.) — ׳א absolute Genesis 35:8 +; construct ib.; plural אַלּוֺנִים Amos 2:9; Ezekiel 27:6; construct אַלּוֺנֵי Isaiah 2:13; Zechariah 11:12; — as marking grave of Deborah, Rebekah's nurse Genesis 35:8 (E); whence called oak of weeping, בָּכוּת ׳א ib. (see Di on the passage, & below אֵלוֺן p. 18); elsewhere only in prophets; as marking illicit shrines Hosea 4:13 ("" לִבְנֶה, אֵלָה); as felled Isaiah 6:13 (in simile; "" אֵלָה); as furnishing material for making idols Isaiah 44:14 ("" אֶרֶז, תִּרְזָה, אֹרֶן); as simile for strength (חסן) Amos 2:9; also אַלּוֺנֵי הַבָּשָׁן Isaiah 2:13 (as lofty & majestic), compare Ezekiel 27:6 (as strong, for making oars); Zechariah 11:2, metaphor of prominent men.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
oak

A variation of 'elown -- oak.

see HEBREW 'elown

Forms and Transliterations
אַלּ֧וֹן אַלּוֹנִים֙ אַלּוֹנֵ֣י אַלּוֹנֵ֥י אלון אלוני אלונים הָֽאַלּ֑וֹן האלון וְאַלּ֔וֹן וְכָאַלּ֗וֹן ואלון וכאלון כָּֽאַלּוֹנִ֑ים כאלונים ’al·lō·w·nê ’al·lō·w·nîm ’al·lō·wn ’allōwn ’allōwnê ’allōwnîm alLon alloNei alloNim hā’allōwn hā·’al·lō·wn haalLon kā’allōwnîm kā·’al·lō·w·nîm kaalloNim vealLon vechaalLon wə’allōwn wə·’al·lō·wn wə·ḵā·’al·lō·wn wəḵā’allōwn
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Englishman's Concordance
Genesis 35:8
HEB: אֵ֖ל תַּ֣חַת הָֽאַלּ֑וֹן וַיִּקְרָ֥א שְׁמ֖וֹ
NAS: under the oak; it was named
KJV: beneath Bethel under an oak: and the name
INT: Bethel under the oak called and the name

Isaiah 2:13
HEB: וְעַ֖ל כָּל־ אַלּוֹנֵ֥י הַבָּשָֽׁן׃
NAS: up, Against all the oaks of Bashan,
KJV: and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan,
INT: Against all the oaks of Bashan

Isaiah 6:13
HEB: לְבָעֵ֑ר כָּאֵלָ֣ה וְכָאַלּ֗וֹן אֲשֶׁ֤ר בְּשַׁלֶּ֙כֶת֙
NAS: Like a terebinth or an oak Whose
KJV: as a teil tree, and as an oak, whose substance
INT: burning A terebinth an oak Whose is felled

Isaiah 44:14
HEB: וַיִּקַּ֤ח תִּרְזָה֙ וְאַלּ֔וֹן וַיְאַמֶּץ־ ל֖וֹ
NAS: a cypress or an oak and raises
KJV: the cypress and the oak, which he strengtheneth
INT: and takes A cypress an oak and raises the trees

Ezekiel 27:6
HEB: אַלּוֹנִים֙ מִבָּ֔שָׁן עָשׂ֖וּ
NAS: Of oaks from Bashan they have made
KJV: [Of] the oaks of Bashan have they made
INT: oaks Bashan have made

Hosea 4:13
HEB: יְקַטֵּ֔רוּ תַּ֣חַת אַלּ֧וֹן וְלִבְנֶ֛ה וְאֵלָ֖ה
NAS: Under oak, poplar
KJV: upon the hills, under oaks and poplars
INT: and burn Under oak poplar and terebinth

Amos 2:9
HEB: וְחָסֹ֥ן ה֖וּא כָּֽאַלּוֹנִ֑ים וָאַשְׁמִ֤יד פִּרְיוֹ֙
NAS: And he [was] strong as the oaks; I even destroyed
KJV: and he [was] strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed
INT: and he strong he as the oaks destroyed his fruit

Zechariah 11:2
HEB: שֻׁדָּ֑דוּ הֵילִ֙ילוּ֙ אַלּוֹנֵ֣י בָשָׁ֔ן כִּ֥י
NAS: Wail, O oaks of Bashan,
KJV: howl, O ye oaks of Bashan;
INT: have been destroyed Wail oaks of Bashan for

8 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 437
8 Occurrences


’al·lō·wn — 1 Occ.
’al·lō·w·nê — 2 Occ.
’al·lō·w·nîm — 1 Occ.
hā·’al·lō·wn — 1 Occ.
kā·’al·lō·w·nîm — 1 Occ.
wə·’al·lō·wn — 1 Occ.
wə·ḵā·’al·lō·wn — 1 Occ.
















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